Microsoft KB Archive/279415

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XCON: MSEXCHANGEMTA 9321 Error Message Occurs When You Try to Start the Message Transfer Agent

Article ID: 279415

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q279415

SYMPTOMS

When you apply the post-Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3 (SP3) hotfix, or Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 4 (SP4), the Message Transfer Agent (MTA) may not start and you may receive a 2140 error message. The following errors may be reported in the application event log:

MSEXCHANGEMTA 9321
An RPC communications error occurred. An attempt to listen over RPC has failed. NT Error: 11004. [ BASE IL MAIN BASE 1 504] (14)

MSEXCHANGEMTA 9266
A fatal system error occurred while initializing the MTA. Reboot the computer. If that does not work, contact Microsoft Technical Support. [4 BASE IL MAIN BASE 1 173] (16)

MSEXCHANGEMTA 9406
There is not enough Performance Monitor memory to display the MTA Connections information. Stop attached Performance Monitors and re-start the MTA. [BASE MAIN BASE 1] (14)

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, make sure that the internal network adaptor is the first item that is displayed in the binding order:

1. Quit any programs that are running.
2. Right-click Network Neighborhood, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Bindings tab. In the Show Bindings For box click All Services.
4. Double-click each listed service to expand it.
5. Under each service, move the internal network adapter to the top of the binding order.
6. In the Show Bindings For box, click All Protocols.
7. Double-click each listed protocol to expand it.
8. Under each protocol, move the internal network adapter to the top of the binding order. The final order should be similar to:
   • Network adapter one
   • Network adapter two (if present)
   • Remote Access wide area network (WAN) Wrapper
9. After you have verified that the bindings are set correctly for all services and protocols, click OK. Rebinding then occurs.
10. Click Yes when you are prompted to restart the computer.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior has been observed on servers that have more than one network adapter.

If you are experiencing this exact problem, and the solution in this article does not resolve the issue, apply the hotfix in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

283238 XADM: Exchange Server 5.5 Post-Service Pack 4 Message Transfer Agent Fixes Available

This problem can occur because of a very similar issue that is fixed as a part of that hotfix. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

285350 XCON: MTA Does Not Completely Start After You Receive Windows NT Error 11004

Additional query words: exch2kp2w

Keywords: kbprb KB279415

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